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Oh Canada, Our UFO
Featured in a Scientific magazine which offered a first look inside the USAF’s new jet fighter, the F-89 Scorpion was to have an interesting history …
3 years, 7 months ago
The Wing That Broke Jack Northrop
Arguably one of the most talented and innovative aircraft developers of his time, John Knudsen Northrop had long sought an aircraft design that could…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Eager Beavers
It was an unpopular aircraft because, well… a lot of aircrew were superstitious. They were renown for carrying lucky charms, doing things a certain w…
3 years, 10 months ago
RAF Form 414, Vol. 16
The conclusion of one of the hardest flying courses in the Royal Air Force, the QWI course. What faced us was the culmination of all our efforts ove…
3 years, 10 months ago
Amy, Wonderful Amy
The 1920’s and 30’s were times of radical societal changes, particularly in the freedoms that women then demanded. The suffragette movement, the cont…
3 years, 10 months ago
Captain Anderson – The Crash!
An air hostess calmly walked through the crashing airliner telling the passengers, “Please fasten your safety-belts. Keep your seats.” Then she retur…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Ugly Ducklings
Whilst we are discussing quaint idioms, many of us trust that old American adage, “If it looks good, it’ll fly good” attributed to both Neil Armstron…
4 years ago
The Fall of American One
The aircraft was named ‘Flagship District of Columbia’ and was only the 12th Boeing 707 ever made. It was delivered to American Airlines in February …
4 years, 2 months ago
RAF Form 414, Vol. 15
The Royal Air Force’s Pilots Flying Logbook is a sturdy publication, cloth bound in blue with gold printing on the cover, on the inside of which are …
4 years, 2 months ago
Don’t Upset the Jet 2
Last week we chatted about historic incidents that led to aircraft upsets. This week we talk to a newly qualified airline pilot who is undergoing adv…
4 years, 3 months ago